Here's a solid wordplay gag from Gene-Rayburner in the Davone Bess post. It's a solid pull, and its delivery is easier than it is careful. I tend to think that's wise in a joke that turns on such a goofy punchline. It comes across as just a fun little quip. He could work harder to slot in his pun at the very end of the joke, but sometimes that effort serves only to twist and torture the setup into something noticeably awkward.

Browns receivers should know by now that weedin' is always going to make them look bad.
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Man, this is so good, from Same Sad Echo in the Bandwagon Cam post. Not everyone can pull this stuff off. He's got to be able to pull off the poetic stuff, and he's got to infuse it with juuust a touch of tongue-in-cheek self-seriousness, and then he's got to bring it home with something appropriately sideways and silly. This is great.

The sun rose quick over the Sierra Madres, as if to say, Boys, there's business to do, and…
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I dig this Idiot joke from Raysism in the Omaha Donations post. It has the exact right deadpan tone, the punchline almost slides by unnoticed. That tiny, tiny moment of confusion, where your mind works to locate and assemble what you missed, that's a particularly delicious part of this kind of humor. Anyway, I love it.

This whole storyline has been a surprisingly powerful way to raise awareness of Omaha. Will be…
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Who the hell doesn't laugh at this, from Steve U in the Omaha Donations post? That's what I want to know: WHO THE HELL DOESN'T LAUGH AT THIS. This is the Comment of the Day. It is hysterical. Later, he dropped this excellent pull in the Olympic Ice Skating post. That's great.

Also for $500, Adam Duritz will sing you the first few lines of "Omaha," break down…
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Ah, this is also great, from The Amazing Sneijderman in the Omaha Donations post. I love this stuff. It's smart, it's delivered beautifully, and it's full of silliness. Great job.

Joe Torre: Look guys, this is real easy, let me go through this once more. Managers will have at…
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Total Fucking Duds

It turns out I am going to be grinding my teeth over this kind of "comment", this time from some total asshole named Frosted Nuts in the Peyton Manning Neck Injections post, forever. I hate it so much.

I don't know, guys. Lana, Lana,.....LANAAAAAA!!! is approaching downright Paolo.Lex-ian levels of suckitude. This comment, in the Old Video post, is a heap of shit. Just look at it. Look at it. I mean, holy cow.